Highest Maximum: 113 F, June 29, 2012; Columbia Univ of SC
Lowest Minimum: -5 F, January 16, 1994; Cedar Creek 2 E
Precipitation Records (1954-2020)
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 8.35 Inches, October 4, 2015; Columbia Owens Downtown Airport
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 12.07 inches, October 4, 2015; Hopkins 3.9 NNE
Annual Average Rainfall: 47.75 Inches; USC Columbia
Wettest Year: 1959, 74.49 Inches; Columbia Univ of SC
Driest Year: 1933, 27.11 Inches; Columbia WB City
Highest Daily Snowfall: 12.50 Inches, February 10, 1973; Columbia Univ of SC
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
41 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
E/F0: 16
E/F1: 16
E/F2: 8
E/F3: 0
E/F4: 0
Uknown: 1
Period Of Record: 1950-2020
Strongest: F2 on July 3, 1964, August 29, 1964, May 29, 1967, December 13, 1973, November 12, 1975, May 15, 1976, August 31, 1987, and September 7, 2004
Longest Path: 16.7 miles on December 13, 1973
Widest Path: 660 yards on March 15, 2008
1 tornado related fatality
20 tornado related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $12.5 Million
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
660 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
646 Thunderstorm wind events
7 High wind events
7 Strong wind events
4 Wind-related fatalities
11 Wind-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $4.595 Million
Hail (>1.0 inch)
113 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
19 Lightning events (1993-2020)
0 Lightning related fatalities
9 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $3.898 Million
